I was in one of his trumpet masterclass in high school. He had arranged a regular wind ensemble piece for 75 trumpets! It wasn’t first suite but it had a military theme. I was assigned the off-stage distant solo and he spent like an hour with me DURING REHEARSAL back stage just chatting and giving me tips. The other 74 players were just sitting g and waiting for us to come back… I was like 15 and had no idea whose presence I was in.
Yeah he's a champ, a group I was part of hosted him for s couple of concerts and got to have a private session. Friendly, personable guy with absolutely astounding abilities. If he taiught me anything it was to get out of the rut of my pedagogical old warmup and practice routines and diversify, mix it up, have some fun for a change - advice which I took to heart and was real benefit. I forget what he had just played in the church concert, but it ended on what I thought was a lovely high G (or double G to those who call a high G a "double" G), and a lady in front of me said to her friend "I think I'm deaf now".
@@kppage8843 Me too! During a masterclass a few years ago, he played happy birthday to my girlfriend on her own trumpet! Obviously, it was her birthday, and before COVID. Lol
I’m so tired of these unrealistic standards for trumpet players. Not only are we expected to play crazy high notes but now we have to play them upside down too!
he was the bandleader of a jazz band i played in, nothing special but i remember him doing his spinning trick for all of us and it was absolutely insane. i also sat and spoke with him for a while, and wouldn't you know it he's a really really nice guy.
@@saigipson1546 actually it's not. i was the bassist for a big band put together by my local jazz and blues society for our annual jazz fest, and allen vizzutti was our special guest conductor. i will admit that at the time i had absolutely no idea who he was though.
@@youcancallmecurt9711 I can believe it. He used to be a trumpet professor of a university that is local to me and jazz is very prominent in this area.
Met him after a high school benefit cocert in 2005 timeframe. He spent 15 minutes talking with me afterwards. He was as nice and personable as you can imagine. Concert was amazing on top of it all.
With good technique, high notes on the trumpet aren't so effortful - as it's actually much more about precise control of the tension on your lips than anything about strength (though you do need to have a lot of strength to maintain endurance when playing that high).
At first I was like, “he sure is cracking some notes there, but pretty good..” and then I looked away from the music and noticed he’s SPINNING HIS FRICKIN TRUMPET
Look for the video of Alan with the Airmen of Note, playing Firedance (a composition of his). His chops are just about done by the end but the way he handles it just blows everything else away. Then watch the video of him playing the same thing with Woody Herman in the 70s. Oh man. ruclips.net/video/HEIr6rv3JfA/видео.html
He hit that double C like it wasn't anything. He hit it with the demeanor of a bored parent listening to their child's story. He hit it like he was about to fall asleep in a 3 hour lecture.
The LingLing of trumpeters. My God, he has such a support in his whole body, it's amazing! For me, playing the trumpet is actually physically demanding. But this guy, he looks like he just plays with the thing, tipping it back and fourth in his hands. I would have passed out trying to reach those high notes 😂
There was a story some time ago that Vizzutti used to give clinics where he would suspend a horn from the ceiling and play all over the horn - below, on and above the staff (and then some) - without touching it with his hands.
Allen graduated from my hs and did a couple visits while I was there, incredible player and he's one of the inspirations for me becoming a musician now! Great transcription man 😁
For the next boss level, check out Allen's composition and playing on Fire Dance with Woody Herman, circa 1977. ruclips.net/video/Mwut8oV40vU/видео.html
I got to see allen at a local high school and he was so nice. He took pictures with everyone who asked, and signed cds. Not to mention my inspiration for playing trumpet(this was a year before I started playing in grade 6), even though I now play horn.
Hands down the coolest and most downed to earth pro I know. I was hanging out with him after a concert that I had brought some students to. He excused himself from our conversation to go introduce himself simply as “Al” to my students and invited them to come hang out with us. Really awesome guy.
I went to high school with Allen's kids. They are ridiculous musicians. I still think he is the best classical trumpet player I have ever seen live. He sat in with our high school band and my high school funk band. A great man and great player
Me with a Masters in Trumpet and former semifinalist at the National Trumpet Competition "Oh yeah...sure this is gonna be a joke." See's Vizzutti. "Oh...nevermind..."
At first his performance just made me never want to play this song again, but then I thought the player looks familiar and realized he's on the cover of a trumpet song book I have (which vizzutti wrote)! Thanks for sharing the clip on your channel! Even after 8 years of trumpeting, this video blew my mind!
Allen Vizzutti gave a master class and performance my freshman year of college in 2018. He closed his set with this piece, and I was sitting up front. While applauding, I said to my friend "I was hoping he would spin his trumpet..." I don't know if he heard me or if it was planned, but he started the last variation and did this as an encore. I met him afterwards and he signed a copy of Ritzville for me. Lovely guy.
Holy shit, you just sent me back in time. My high school jazz band had a clinic with this guy at the Purdue University Jazz Competition sometime between 96 and 99. I remember him being very sincere and friendly.
was very fortunate to get to perform a concert with this great last semester. even watching the videos doesn't do justice to seeing him do this live. just unbelievable.
Woah, I had the wonderful opportunity to watch this man live not too long ago and he absolutely blew me away. I haven’t heard the trumpet played the same ever again.
My first season in the orchestra I still play with our soloist on the opening concert was Mr Vizzutti and he killed it. I knew nothing about him prior to that concert but my roommate at the time was a trumpeter. I mentioned to him that Allen was our soloist and he lit up with, “OMG! MFing Allen Vizzutti played?! That must’ve been phenomenal!”
I don't know how he can manage to keep his embouchure stable while turning the horn upside down like that. My tone would falter at the slightest movement of the mouthpiece. The man is a beast!
University of Houston April 20th 2016 this man graced our opera house with his presence as a guest artist with the top jazz ensemble. Best 420 of my life!!
I felt lucky to see ol' Allen at Sam Houston State University in 2015. The Bill Watrous Jazz festival/masterclass/clinic was badass. One of my favorite college memories.
Allen Vizzutti is honestly one of a kind, haha. My high school jazz band director actually got him to come in for a master class and had us try out different mouthpieces. It was really cool.
Ngl these vids are actually helping me with reading sheet music. I always miss the reference point and get lost reading it, not in the good way either. And given am wanting to olay the pipes, i need to be able to keep bulls.
He will be the guest musician this year at a band camp I go to in the summer. This will be my last year. He was also the guest my first or second year I ever went. Pretty strange, since it's just a smallish random Kansas town lol
allen vizzutti is quite good at trumpetting
You don’t say…. 🤣
quite good
Yeah I feel like he’d be able to make some banger music that I can play for my grade exams. Such potential
Geert Chatrou! Whistling! This is totally up your alley
@@damarihanson3876 Quite a lot of the trumpet and cornet exam pieces literally were written by him lol.
I was in one of his trumpet masterclass in high school. He had arranged a regular wind ensemble piece for 75 trumpets! It wasn’t first suite but it had a military theme. I was assigned the off-stage distant solo and he spent like an hour with me DURING REHEARSAL back stage just chatting and giving me tips. The other 74 players were just sitting g and waiting for us to come back… I was like 15 and had no idea whose presence I was in.
A whole hour one on one with Mr.Vizzutti as a 15 years old teen!!
Man…That’s insane
@@ahmedal-zamzami9683 Imagine if he had to pay for that informal lesson.
@@dannygjk
As a 15 years old
I don’t think HE paid for it
@@ahmedal-zamzami9683 That's besides my point.
@@dannygjk If he had to pay for it, he probably wouldn't be able to get it. Or at least not as good.
Had a virtual masterclass with Mr Vizzutti, very very cool person and player
Yeah he's a champ, a group I was part of hosted him for s couple of concerts and got to have a private session. Friendly, personable guy with absolutely astounding abilities. If he taiught me anything it was to get out of the rut of my pedagogical old warmup and practice routines and diversify, mix it up, have some fun for a change - advice which I took to heart and was real benefit.
I forget what he had just played in the church concert, but it ended on what I thought was a lovely high G (or double G to those who call a high G a "double" G), and a lady in front of me said to her friend "I think I'm deaf now".
I met him once! He’s great!
@@kppage8843 Me too! During a masterclass a few years ago, he played happy birthday to my girlfriend on her own trumpet! Obviously, it was her birthday, and before COVID. Lol
why does it feel like everyone but me has met the people that appear in my videos
@@GeorgeCollier haha, maybe you better make some videos first on people you háve met 😉
Or, better, just do you 🙏
I’m so tired of these unrealistic standards for trumpet players. Not only are we expected to play crazy high notes but now we have to play them upside down too!
He’s just showing off to please the crowd it’s not setting some stupid standard.
@@aclator r/woosh
@@BuniSlug thanks
just say ur bad and move on **eyeroll**
@@aclator How do you miss a joke so badly
he was the bandleader of a jazz band i played in, nothing special but i remember him doing his spinning trick for all of us and it was absolutely insane. i also sat and spoke with him for a while, and wouldn't you know it he's a really really nice guy.
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@@saigipson1546 ok
@@saigipson1546 actually it's not. i was the bassist for a big band put together by my local jazz and blues society for our annual jazz fest, and allen vizzutti was our special guest conductor. i will admit that at the time i had absolutely no idea who he was though.
@@youcancallmecurt9711 I can believe it. He used to be a trumpet professor of a university that is local to me and jazz is very prominent in this area.
Met him after a high school benefit cocert in 2005 timeframe. He spent 15 minutes talking with me afterwards. He was as nice and personable as you can imagine. Concert was amazing on top of it all.
How does his face look so effortless when hitting those high notes?
With good technique, high notes on the trumpet aren't so effortful - as it's actually much more about precise control of the tension on your lips than anything about strength (though you do need to have a lot of strength to maintain endurance when playing that high).
@@Erin-ks4jp I have some friends who play trumpet and I myself play F horn, so I am in awe at how skilled this player is. Truly incredible
That’s a sign of a REALLY good trumpet player 🎺
Make it look easy, and it becomes easier. Tension is the enemy of good sound.
Effortless is a great word for Vizzutti. This comes to mind.
ruclips.net/video/RF4NgNn3F88/видео.html
I had no idea Matthew McConaughey was so good at trumpetting!
"trumpetting"
That's just his crazy uncle
It was alright I guess.
hes alright alright alright
it's actually trumPetting
I lost it when he started rotating the trumpet 💀
INITIATE ROTATION
I lost it when he threw the trumpet
@@christinadone774 he almost lost it too, he fumbled the trumpet for a moment
At first I was like, “he sure is cracking some notes there, but pretty good..” and then I looked away from the music and noticed he’s SPINNING HIS FRICKIN TRUMPET
Exactly what happened to me
INITIATE ROTATION
Looking at the note in the notes and then the execution has the energy of "tuba players noticing there's a _fortisisisissimo_ (four fortes) ahead"
I like how at 0:27 he has to start again because he laughed and broke his embouchure
Nice catch lol
(After his nice catch xD)
I hate when I break my embouchure mannn
Look for the video of Alan with the Airmen of Note, playing Firedance (a composition of his). His chops are just about done by the end but the way he handles it just blows everything else away. Then watch the video of him playing the same thing with Woody Herman in the 70s. Oh man. ruclips.net/video/HEIr6rv3JfA/видео.html
Nah he needed a .5 second chop break.
Isn’t that literally apart of the notes though?
He hit that double C like it wasn't anything. He hit it with the demeanor of a bored parent listening to their child's story. He hit it like he was about to fall asleep in a 3 hour lecture.
the little laugh and retry after he flipped the trumpet back made my day
The LingLing of trumpeters.
My God, he has such a support in his whole body, it's amazing! For me, playing the trumpet is actually physically demanding. But this guy, he looks like he just plays with the thing, tipping it back and fourth in his hands.
I would have passed out trying to reach those high notes 😂
Did someone say LingLing 👀
There was a story some time ago that Vizzutti used to give clinics where he would suspend a horn from the ceiling and play all over the horn - below, on and above the staff (and then some) - without touching it with his hands.
@@jordanwalker7438 I've had a teacher doing that actually. Wild.
@Punkrock Noir relatable
@@thedirp21 LingLing Wannabe gang!
Allen graduated from my hs and did a couple visits while I was there, incredible player and he's one of the inspirations for me becoming a musician now! Great transcription man 😁
This sounds like how it feels to be panicking but trying to stay calm
For the next boss level, check out Allen's composition and playing on Fire Dance with Woody Herman, circa 1977. ruclips.net/video/Mwut8oV40vU/видео.html
I got to see allen at a local high school and he was so nice. He took pictures with everyone who asked, and signed cds. Not to mention my inspiration for playing trumpet(this was a year before I started playing in grade 6), even though I now play horn.
Horn gang gang😤
I also play horn! Allen should more well known honestly, hes amazing
“CDs” dang what era are you from
Hands down the coolest and most downed to earth pro I know. I was hanging out with him after a concert that I had brought some students to. He excused himself from our conversation to go introduce himself simply as “Al” to my students and invited them to come hang out with us. Really awesome guy.
I went to high school with Allen's kids. They are ridiculous musicians. I still think he is the best classical trumpet player I have ever seen live. He sat in with our high school band and my high school funk band. A great man and great player
Dude skipped the tutorial after 2 seconds. 😂
I saw him perform “Night in Tunisia” and take like 15 choruses and an outro. It was amazing!
I had the honor of accompanying this man for this piece and it was wonderful!
Really?
Me with a Masters in Trumpet and former semifinalist at the National Trumpet Competition "Oh yeah...sure this is gonna be a joke." See's Vizzutti. "Oh...nevermind..."
What country for the national trumpet competition?
@@charlieheath943 USA
Subtle
I love the “another job well done” at the end. As if the composer was praising the trumpeter for getting through that
It's a transcription, so that's exactly what the transcriptionist was implying.
My 4yo was watching this over my shoulder and his comment was: “why does that trumpet scream?” 😂 very impressive
트럼펫과 같은 금관악기류를 연주해본사람들은 알겠지만 저 사람이 괴물같이 잘하는걸 알것이다..
본인도 트럼펫 2년동안 배운사람으로써 존경스럽네요..
Even the artist knows this piece is ridiculous, but you have to respect the technical mastery required to play it
I love the tone orchestral style trumpet players have on the high notes. So clean and effortless sounding.
At first his performance just made me never want to play this song again, but then I thought the player looks familiar and realized he's on the cover of a trumpet song book I have (which vizzutti wrote)!
Thanks for sharing the clip on your channel! Even after 8 years of trumpeting, this video blew my mind!
0:16 im pretty sure ive seen this guy in some paganini video in a two set violin video, very good trumpet player
I've had the Lucien and honor of playing 2 concerts with Allen Vizutti and this video makes my heart so warm!
Allen Vizzutti gave a master class and performance my freshman year of college in 2018. He closed his set with this piece, and I was sitting up front. While applauding, I said to my friend "I was hoping he would spin his trumpet..." I don't know if he heard me or if it was planned, but he started the last variation and did this as an encore. I met him afterwards and he signed a copy of Ritzville for me. Lovely guy.
This is why scales are important people practice all your scales.
THATS SOME CRAZY HIGH NOTES!! BRAVO 👏👏👏!!
Heard him perform this this year! And I can say proudly that his performance was this good, maybe even better
I've worked with him at the American Band College. Him and his wife are very nice people.
had the honor to watch him play this live with a full orchestral backing him up in Marquette, MI in 2019
Holy shit, you just sent me back in time. My high school jazz band had a clinic with this guy at the Purdue University Jazz Competition sometime between 96 and 99. I remember him being very sincere and friendly.
I used to have Carnival of Venus on CD when I was in my teens. I went to sleep almost every night listening to this.
Beautiful
So effortless, so good, such mastery, it's as easy as writing to him I guess. Thanks for existing
was very fortunate to get to perform a concert with this great last semester. even watching the videos doesn't do justice to seeing him do this live. just unbelievable.
Dude you’re just pumping these transcriptions out it’s insane
I work with other transcribers to help
@@GeorgeCollier you guys are doing a great job
So glad i actually got to meet and watch mr vizzutti perform
Helping me to read music, thank you
Woah, I had the wonderful opportunity to watch this man live not too long ago and he absolutely blew me away. I haven’t heard the trumpet played the same ever again.
When the trumpet music starts looking like flute music-
I love the video where he finishes this piece brilliantly, bows, lifts his trumpet and drops it. There was a gasp of shock as it bounced on the floor.
Had a jazz masterclass with this guy back in highschool along with Wayne bergeron was awesome
My first season in the orchestra I still play with our soloist on the opening concert was Mr Vizzutti and he killed it. I knew nothing about him prior to that concert but my roommate at the time was a trumpeter. I mentioned to him that Allen was our soloist and he lit up with, “OMG! MFing Allen Vizzutti played?! That must’ve been phenomenal!”
Sounds great! As a trumpet player myself this is very impressive
I don't know how he can manage to keep his embouchure stable while turning the horn upside down like that. My tone would falter at the slightest movement of the mouthpiece. The man is a beast!
So glad I got to see someone make the sheet music for this performance. : D
技術ももちろん凄いけど、こういう遊び心のある演奏好きです😊
Never seen anyone make playing the upper register seem so effortless as he does. Amazing.
This is the soundtrack to me trying to cook a relatively simple meal but everything is going wrong lol
University of Houston April 20th 2016 this man graced our opera house with his presence as a guest artist with the top jazz ensemble. Best 420 of my life!!
Go Coogs.
I felt lucky to see ol' Allen at Sam Houston State University in 2015. The Bill Watrous Jazz festival/masterclass/clinic was badass. One of my favorite college memories.
I showed this to my band teacher who plays trumpet and he was in awe for at least 10 minutes
I love the “initiate rotation”
Vizz izz unmatched in the technicals wheeeeew
When I went to band camp in the summer he was a guest for the jazz concert at the end and I got to watch him perform this live and it really amazing
*When you play the trumpet like a kazoo* 😂
"another job well done" of god damn course.
another job well done indeed sir
Jesus Christ that’s the most even tone I’ve ever heard on a trumpet. Feels so natural and effortless across that massive range.
I love Vizzuti so much!! His Fire Dance performance is my favorite.
his face shows little effort while hitting high notes. I love this guy and hate him already
so he has technique??
I will say no more. I think you get the picture
Specifically, the boss in "Trumpet Hero".
The title of this vid is everything
This guy came to play for us at 2023 WTAMU Band Camp! I have photos with him.
As someone who played trumpet in high school... damn this guy's good!
I mean he's world famous for a reason...
Allen Vizzutti is honestly one of a kind, haha.
My high school jazz band director actually got him to come in for a master class and had us try out different mouthpieces. It was really cool.
The runs are so clear and smooth
Ah a classic from Allen Vizzutti, what a legend
Vizzutti the GOAT!
Ngl these vids are actually helping me with reading sheet music. I always miss the reference point and get lost reading it, not in the good way either. And given am wanting to olay the pipes, i need to be able to keep bulls.
I dont play the trumpet but that sounded so impressive, he seems to have a full mastery of his instrument
I had the amazing pleasure to hear him live in Lubbock a few years back!
I got to play with him. Not only is he one of, if not the greatest trumpet player alive, he's such a nice person.
Bro my ass can’t even play a high c and this man Is rotating his trumpet while he’s playing 🤯
the way he makes those high notes look like literally NOTHING is SO impressive
upper register sounds effortless - exceptional control
Hammer Ansatz!
Professor Lupin, in addition to being a werewolf, is also a trumpeter. :)
I listen to this piece every day as a trumpet player. It’s one of those things where you just put yourself in pain to know there are angels on earth.
I've actually had the chance for him to visit my band in high-school because he was doing a concert with my local symphony orchestra
This whole recording ia EFFING wild
I believe Carnival of Venus is the name
Tbh I’m more impressed with the scales than the high notes. Those scales were so clean tho
My boi vizzutti played with him a few times
I can't believe I got TWO private lessons with this guy while I was a student at USC.
allen was a soloist for our symphony. he performed this!
He will be the guest musician this year at a band camp I go to in the summer. This will be my last year. He was also the guest my first or second year I ever went. Pretty strange, since it's just a smallish random Kansas town lol
That trill was amazing.
As a trumpet player, this is cool!
A true showman.
I bet that guy could run a 3-minute mile using only his tongue.
Allen played at UMD for a memorial concert for Chris Vadala, blew us all away
just effortless